Saturday, May 18, 2013

STUDYPATH* May 20-24, 2013

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups:
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday
Outline for JFK inaugural speech rhetorical devices paper is due today; outline must be thorough and include minimum of three devices to be analyzed; thesis statement must be written separate from but incorporated into outline's introduction; paper will be written in class Thursday as timed writing assignment
To Kill A Mockingbird film screening Day One

Tuesday
To Kill A Mockingbird film screening Day Two
All working/final outline, works cited and thumbnail(s) corrections are due today; students must staple all rewritten and/or corrected copies on top of initial drafts

Wednesday
To Kill A Mockingbird film screening Day Three is scheduled tomorrow, Thursday
In-class timed writing for JFK inaugural speech rhetorical devices is scheduled

Thursday
To Kill A Mockingbird film screening Day Three is scheduled
Letter to the editor is due today

Friday
Film Screening Day Four if necessary for To Kill A Mockingbird
Literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
To Kill A Mockingbird final class discussion postponed from last week is scheduled for next week
Research paper is due May 31 (revised date) by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; research paper rewrites are not permitted so the initial submission must be letter-perfect; use rubric on Box to determine how papers will be scored

UPDATE ON RESEARCH PAPER AND SUMMER ASSIGNMENT:

The new due date for the paper is Friday, May 31; students will complete peer revision of drafts in class Tuesday and Wednesday, May 28 and 29; no late research papers will be accepted; thumbnails, works cited and final outline rewrites are required on Friday, May 24, since they will be returned to students on Tuesday after the holiday

The summer AP assignment has been made and will be submitted as a handout once counselors have determined student enrollment; the assignment will also be loaded onto the SAS online web site in the next several days